Anwärter

[ˈanˌvɛʁtɐ]

/[ˈanˌvɛʁtɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Anwärter” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,884. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,884
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bewerber auf eine Stelle beziehungsweise ein Amt

Corpus desk

Index DE-anwarter · Anwärter · German

Anwärter · rank #21,884 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,884
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH ansteht

Nearest frequency peer: ansteht (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Anwärter“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Anwärter“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Anwärter vs Anwälte
75% similar
Anwärter vs abwarten
50% similar
Anwärter vs Anwälten
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Anwärter
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnwärter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈanˌvɛʁtɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#21,884
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Anwärter“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Anwärterliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ansteht“ (#21,883), „anzumelden“ (#21,885), „anstecken“ (#21,882). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Anwärter“ bei #21,884. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Anwärter (IPA [ˈanˌvɛʁtɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,884 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Bewerber auf eine Stelle beziehungsweise ein Amt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Anwärter, with forms such as "annwärter", "anwräter", and "anwwärter". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Anwälte", "abwarten", "Anwälten", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Anwärter, spelled A-N-W-Ä-R-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bewerber auf eine Stelle beziehungsweise ein Amt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Anwärter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der nächste Anwärter auf den Thron von England ist der Prinz of Wales.
  2. Es gibt verschiedene Anwärter für den Abteilungsleiterposten.

This word in other languages

candidate(English)candidato(Español)candidat(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • annwärter
  • anwräter
  • anwwärter
  • anwäretr
  • anwärrter
  • anwärterr
  • anwärtre
  • anwärtter
  • anwätrer
  • anäwrter
  • awnärter
  • nawärter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Anwärter - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

annwärter1anwräter2anwwärter1anwäretr2anwärrter1anwärterr1anwärtre2anwärtter1
Edit distance from "Anwärter"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Anwärter"?
"Anwärter" is spelled A-N-W-Ä-R-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌvɛʁtɐ].
What does "Anwärter" mean?
As a noun, "Anwärter" means: Bewerber auf eine Stelle beziehungsweise ein Amt
What words are commonly confused with "Anwärter"?
"Anwärter" is commonly confused with "Anwälte", "abwarten", "Anwälten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Anwärter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Anwärter" is [ˈanˌvɛʁtɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Anwärter" come from?
"Anwärter" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Anwärter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Archiven#21,886anmachen#21,880allseits#21,873Ackerbau#21,869

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

abhanden12 variantsyourself12 variantsVokabeln12 variantsDominique12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list